Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill)

It is a pleasure to be in the Chamber this afternoon. We now have the opportunity to turn our att...

I am sorry that the Minister was not able to join us at St Helier Hospital yesterday. I understan...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his words about why I was unable to go to St Helier Hospital...

The Minister and I have form on this, in that we were in a Statutory Instrument Committee only ye...

It absolutely is my job to tell my constituents and the whole of the country the truth, and I did...

Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to be very clear that, with the EHIC, people will get trea...

My hon. Friend is right. I made that point yesterday, I made it when I was speaking at the Dispat...

Will the Minister give way?

One last time because the hon. Gentleman and I had form on this yesterday.

This is an important issue. If the Minister wants me to make a series of points of order, I will ...

I have been clear. One can say these things as many times as one likes, but if someone won’t hear...

There is no guarantee.

The hon. Gentleman chunters that there is no guarantee. I have given him the guarantee that it is...

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Minister and I were in an SI Committee yesterday and ...

That is not a point of order, but the hon. Gentleman has certainly clarified what he believes nee...

The hon. Gentleman put that on the record yesterday. I answered the question yesterday. I did so ...

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I like the Minister—he is a nice man—but he is reading a ...

Let’s calm it down a little. In fairness, I think the Minister needs to get to the end of his spe...

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. As a Back Bencher who is keen to see this debate develop ...

The hon. Gentleman not making another point of order might be helpful as well. Let’s just get on ...

Much of what we discuss in this House is clearly of a technical nature, and sometimes its languag...

The Minister knows that I have also been on another, similar Statutory Instrument Committee, whic...

The hon. Gentleman has confused various clauses of the Bill, but I will not trouble to explain th...

Will the Minister give a crystal clear guarantee to all those people who are related to our const...

If the hon. Gentleman votes for the withdrawal agreement, he will be able to give them that reass...

The Minister will remember that, in our previous encounter on this matter in Committee, we asked ...

I do not think that it was narrow in the slightest. We have discussed matters with the Welsh and ...

The Minister is being generous in giving way. He will be aware that even Henry VIII in his full p...

Given that I just said that we have accepted the amendment that would remove the powers, that arg...

I rise to support the Lords amendments before us. I thank all the Members who have worked on the ...

The hon. Lady is pointing out the disparity in payments between the UK and the EU. Recognising th...

I think the objections raised by the Labour party in the past were based on the methodology used ...

When talking about the disparity in numbers—there are more than 3 million European citizens here ...

The hon. Lady makes an important point. I was referring to the fact identified by the Public Acco...

It is a pleasure to be called to speak in this debate. I do not intend to detain the House long w...

I made the point that, in future, there may be a place for such arrangements, but does the hon. G...

I meant it more as a comment. I accept the Lords amendments. To be blunt, given the pressure of t...

My hon. Friend is generous in giving way. In talking about other Commonwealth nations to which we...

As always, I thank my right hon. Friend for his incisive intervention. The Channel Islands might ...

Obviously, the Bill itself is quite small. It does not extend or protect continuing reciprocal he...

Would the hon. Lady account for the massive diaspora of Scots all around the world as a comment o...

The right hon. Gentleman probably would not like me to get into the clearances of the 17th and 18...

I just want to say to the hon. Lady that I adore Scotland. I just love the mist, the fog, the rai...

That is why I live there, right beside the sea, but that does not necessarily mean that somebody ...

Does the hon. Lady agree that another reason for the disparity is that the NHS, in being free at ...

I totally agree that that is part of it. The Government have to consider, given the numbers invol...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate—from the Back Benches on this occasion. Although I would...